TwoaDays Admonish v to caution or advise against

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Two-a-Days!

Two-a-Days!

§ Admonish – (v): to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to

§ Admonish – (v): to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty (warn, call on the carpet). § Breach – (n): an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction (v): to create an opening, break through

§ Brigand – (n. ) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman § Circumspect – (adj.

§ Brigand – (n. ) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman § Circumspect – (adj. ) careful, cautious; unwilling to take risks

§Commandeer – (v. ) to seize for military or official use §Cumbersome – (adj.

§Commandeer – (v. ) to seize for military or official use §Cumbersome – (adj. ) clumsy, hard-tohandle, slow-moving

§ Deadlock – (n. ) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal

§ Deadlock – (n. ) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions. (v. ) to bring to a standstill § Debris – (n. ) scattered fragments/wreckage

§ Diffuse – (v. ) to spread or scatter freely or widely (adj. )

§ Diffuse – (v. ) to spread or scatter freely or widely (adj. ) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread Dilemma – (n. ) a difficult or perplexing problem or situation

§ Efface – (v. ) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

§ Efface – (v. ) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed § Muddle – (v. ) to make a mess of; to get by; to muddle through

§ Opinionated – (adj. ) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own

§ Opinionated – (adj. ) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, being close-minded § Perennial – (adj. ) lasting a long time, persistent (n. ) a plant that lives for many years

§Predispose – (v. ) to incline to beforehand §Relinquish – (v. ) to let

§Predispose – (v. ) to incline to beforehand §Relinquish – (v. ) to let go; to give up

§ Salvage – (v. ) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n. ) property

§ Salvage – (v. ) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n. ) property thus saved § Spasmodic – (adj. ) sudden and violent but brief

§Spurious – (adj. ) not genuine, not true, not valid §Unbridled – (adj. )

§Spurious – (adj. ) not genuine, not true, not valid §Unbridled – (adj. ) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

§Adjourn – (v. ) to stop proceedings temporarily, move to another place (postpone) §Alien

§Adjourn – (v. ) to stop proceedings temporarily, move to another place (postpone) §Alien – (n. ) a citizen of another country; (adj. ) foreign, strange

§Comely – (adj. ) having a pleasing appearance (good-looking, attractive) §Compensate – (v. )

§Comely – (adj. ) having a pleasing appearance (good-looking, attractive) §Compensate – (v. ) to make up for; to repay for services

§Dissolute – (adj. ) loose in one’s morals or behavior §Erratic – (adj. )

§Dissolute – (adj. ) loose in one’s morals or behavior §Erratic – (adj. ) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

§ Expulsion – (n. ) the process of driving or forcing out § Feint

§ Expulsion – (n. ) the process of driving or forcing out § Feint – (n. ) a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense; (v. ) to make a deceptive movement